Grow guide
How to grow Fava Bean (Cover)
Vicia faba
- Type
- Fava
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 75–150 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Fertilize None
Notes
Frost-hardy to about 15F; fall-sow in mild climates for spring turn-in, spring-sow in cold areas; bell bean types are the standard cover-crop strain.
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